Gotta thank my aunt for giving us this opportunity to have a short vacation at Banyan Tree Bintan. She is unable to utilise the Banyan Tree voucher due to personal reasons and decided to give it to me.
It was really a last minute decision to go on this short trip as the voucher expires end Jun 2011. The voucher is a 2D1N stay at Banyan Tree Bintan Valley Villa. However, when I called up Banyan Tree, they told me they have phased out this Villa and promptly upgraded us to the Seaview Villa. Wow… I enquired if there are still available Villas for reservation at this last minute and was fortunate that there are.
So off we go on our short little vacation 
The weather aren’t too good when we set off for Bintan. Stormy clouds looms above and soon it started to pour. Prayed really hard that the rain would stop when we arrive at Bintan.
The rain did stop when we arrived and we were soon on Banyan Tree’s private charter to the resort. Land transfers cost USD25 and it is not included in the voucher.
We were served a refreshing glass of drink and a cold towel to freshen up. Choose from either Ginger Lime juice or freshly squeezed fruit juice
A snapshot of the layout of the resort
Arriving at our little Villa
Every villa is different and are not close to one another, lending privacy to its occupants. All the Villas faces the sea and you get unobstructed view of the sea.
Interior of Seaview Villa. A nice king sized four poster bed… ohhh so romantic
The day sofa overlooking the sea. Nice to lie there with a nice cup of tea
A reading chair for you to read your book comforably.
Complimentary bananas 
Complimentary Tea, Coffee and Mineral Water
Table and chairs at the sundeck for you to enjoy the evening breeze while enjoying a private moment with your loved ones
There are also deck beds for you to suntan yourself but beware of the mozzies
Have a shower while soaking into the beautiful sea view in front of you?
Light some aromatherapy incense to scent the villa. It’s complimentary too
View of the sundeck from the bed
View of day sofa from the bed
There are separate wash basins for you and your other half. It comes with His and Her toiletries too haha no need to squeeze at the wash basin with your other half
The dresser. I love it… so quaint and antique
At the last minute, we decided to extend our stay by another night and enquired if it is possible to do so. In addition, we have already bought our return ferry tickets… that might be a bit of a prob if we were to extend our stay by another day but the friendly and helpful receptionist managed to not only help us extend our stay but help to change our ferry departure dates and timing.
Btw, all the villas comes with a heated jacuzzi… really nice to soak in the warm water while looking at squirrels jumping from tree to tree.
After we have left our luggages in the villa, we decided to go out to have our lunch since it’s already 2 pm (Singapore Time). As we were walking to the restaurant, we saw many other villas of different designs. The surroundings in the resort were very serene and so close to nature.
To be continued … …
Thanks for some great information reagrding this
Glad that u found the info useful… Will try to post the rest of the info soon… More posts to follow